Chapter 13

Matthew paled and poked his head out of Hailey's embrace. "Mrs. Rainer, I—" "Don't talk to me!" Nora snapped. As Hailey comforted Matthew, the butler showed Nora an article on the phone. When Nora read it, she lost her composure and dragged Matthew out of Hailey's arms to slap him hard again. "How dare you pull something like this, you asshole? "You promised me you wouldn't return to the country after taking my money and leaving. It hasn't even been five years, yet you've returned and latched onto my daughter! You're deliberately making things hard for us with all your disgusting tricks, aren't you?" Hailey picked up on Nora's point and looked at Matthew in surprise. "Did you accept my mother's money?" "I didn't, Hailey! I swear!" Matthew cried. Nora didn't want to waste her breath on him. She showed Hailey the phone and said, "Look at what he's done!" Hailey looked at Matthew incredulously after reading the article. "How are you going to explain this, Matthew?" Though the wedd